Approximately 20 birders searched vainly for avian life at San Elijo and Orilla Trail. At one point it was suggested that the leader should not be asked back due to lack of action. Here is the list of 36 species we were able to find.

Gadwall
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Kestrel
Ridgeway’s Rail
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Willet
Long-billed Curlew
Sandpiper sp.
Western Gull
Caspian Tern
Mourning dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
Western Kingbird
American Crow
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
Wrentit
Northern Mockingbird
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Song Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Hal Benham